Job Title: Senior Java Fullstack Engineer – Technical Lead

Location: Bloomfield, CT or Lafayette, LA | Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 6-12 months

Pay: $65-$68/hr

About VLink:

Started in 2006 and headquartered in Connecticut, VLink is one of the fastest growing digital technology services and consulting companies. Since its inception, our innovative team members have been solving the most complex business, and IT challenges of our global clients.

Job Description:

• Strong experience in React, Java (17+), Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, and Microservices.
• Design and develop scalable REST APIs, event-driven services, and enterprise applications.
• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI, Prompt Engineering, and Context Engineering.
• Build AI-enabled applications using LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI/Azure OpenAI, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) using embeddings, vector search, and knowledge retrieval.
• Hands-on experience with Vector Databases (Pinecone, pgvector, ChromaDB, FAISS, or Azure AI Search).
• Strong knowledge of cache technologies such as Redis and distributed caching strategies.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and data modeling.
• Deploy and manage applications on AWS and OpenShift/Kubernetes using Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka and API integrations.
• Familiarity with Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, and DevOps practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and collaboration skills

Employment Practices:

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

This job application process may use AI-powered tools to assist in screening and evaluating applications based on objective, job-related qualifications. AI is used solely to support the recruitment process and all final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruitment team.

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